Stay in the Kitchen/Quotes

"Man is, or should be, woman's protector and defender.... The paramount destiny and mission of woman are to fulfil the noble and benign offices of wife and mother. This is the law of the Creator."

—Justice Bradley, United States Supreme Court, in Bradwell v. State of Illinois (1873)

"Shut your mouth, pussycat! Farmi un macchiato, pronto!"

—Italian Spiderman

Every time you go out, you get arrested or stabbed or betrothed. You should stay at home and do your embroidery!

—Robin Hood to Marian, BBC's Robin Hood

Undue concern for women leads to contempt for them.

—Prime Minister Kayabuki, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig

Kyle: Yeah, but that sucks, to get your butt kicked by a girl, Stan.

Cartman: I would never let a woman kick my ass. If she tried anything, I'd be like, "Hey, you get your bitch ass back in the kitchen, and make me some pie!"

—South Park

"This is the Association of World Super Men! You're little girls! We are the 'men!' -- the protectors, the hunters, the fighters and the show-offs, and the noise-makers! You are little girls. You should be at home with your mommy learning how to cook and clean and... blah-blah-blah-blah-blah-whatever-women-stuff. So leave the super heroics to the super 'men!'

—Major Glory, The Powerpuff Girls, "Members Only"

Margaret Schroeder: I come from a country where women already have the right to vote. In fact, in most civilized countries women are afforded that privilege.
Senator Edge: Well, in this country we're simply trying to protect women from the hard truths of life.

Margaret Schroeder: By denying them the right to take a meaningful part in it?

—Boardwalk Empire

"When Virginia Woolf wrote "every woman needs a room of one's own", she must have been talking about the kitchen!"

—Marge Simpson

Mega Man: Whoa, where do you think you're going?
Roll: With you!
Mega Man: Not a chance, fancypants! I don't need any girl robots getting in my way!
Roll: You mean you don't want a girl robot showing you up.

Mega Man: Forget it, Roll! It's too dangerous.

—Mega Man cartoon